What is your Manor home worth when a new build is for sale down the street?
Quick answer
Less per square foot than the new build, on the sales so far. Resales that sold in Manor’s ZIP code went for a median $155 a square foot over the last ninety days, against $180 for new builds. Builders now ask a median $389,945.
What we analyzed
- 72 resale homes and 68 new builds sold in ZIP 78653 in the 90 days ending October 1, 2026
- 199 resale listings and 118 builder listings as of October 2, 2026
- Size-adjusted price per square foot for one price range, twelve months ending October 1, 2026
Sources: Unlock MLS, pulled October 2, 2026; Manor ISD bond page.
124 Manor homeowners have trusted my real estate team to sell their home, and that count doesn’t include a single buyer we’ve represented. Everything on this page comes from the same MLS record we used to price those homes.
What these numbers mean if you are selling is on the Manor, TX market report, and every number on this page is also broken out in the tables on the Manor ZIP code scoreboard.
Last updated October 3, 2026. Sales data covers the 90 days ending October 1, 2026 and the twelve months ending the same day (Unlock MLS via MLS Grid); listing inventory as of October 2, 2026.
What is my Manor home worth next to a brand-new house?
Builders in the ZIP ask a median of about $390,000. A buyer who tours a new build near that price and then tours your house is comparing two different homes. The sales show how the market prices the difference.
Resale homes that sold in the ZIP went for a median $155 a square foot over the last ninety days, against $180 for new builds. At the same size, new builds also sold for more per square foot over the last twelve months in all five price ranges with 10 or more sales in the last 90 days, which is why a builder’s price per foot is a poor guide to yours.
Table 1. What homes sold for and what builders are asking in 78653. Sold figures are for the 90 days ending October 1, 2026; asking figures are as of October 2, 2026. Source: Unlock MLS, pulled October 2, 2026.
| Measure | 78653 |
|---|---|
| Median sale price, all homes that sold | $334,336 |
| Median sale price, resales that sold | $282,500 |
| Median sale price, new builds that sold | $374,945 |
| Median asking price, builder listings | $389,945 |
| Median asking price, resale listings | $315,000 |
Asking prices are what sellers hope to get, and sold prices are what buyers paid. I price your house from the sold prices.
How big is the gap at my price?
In the $350,000 range, new builds sold for more per square foot than resales of the same size, and the table has the figures. The full comparison, range by range, is on Is new construction hurting Manor resale values?
Table 2. One price range, $350,000 to $399,999 original asking, 78653, twelve months ending October 1, 2026. Size adjusted means each sale is restated to a home of the median size. The full table is on the page about new construction and resale values. Source: Unlock MLS, pulled October 2, 2026.
| Measure | New build | Resale |
|---|---|---|
| Homes sold | 86 | 37 |
| Median size (sq ft) | 2,031 | 2,239 |
| Price per square foot, as sold | $182.0 | $155.7 |
| Price per square foot, size-adjusted | $182.4 | $159.2 |
| Sale price as a share of original asking | 96.6% | 94.4% |
Resales in that range are larger than the new builds, which is part of the picture. How your range reads as a market is on Is Manor a buyer’s market or a seller’s market?
Is my appraised value what a buyer will pay?
Here is how I see it.
Your appraised value and recent comparable sales is where the market was yesterday. Tomorrow, the market is where your competition stands on price and features.
The appraised value on your tax notice is a tax number. What a buyer pays is a market number, and it is the one this page is about.
Watters International Realty is a real estate brokerage and not a tax or legal adviser. Questions about your own appraised value, your homestead cap, whether to protest, a PID or MUD assessment on your lot, or what a bond election would do to your own tax bill belong with a tax professional, and the record for your specific parcel is held by the Travis Central Appraisal District (traviscad.org). What WIR can tell you is what a buyer would pay.
The Manor ISD bond on the November 3 ballot is also a tax question, and the district’s bond page is the place to read it.
Who is my buyer comparing me with?
The builders listing near you, by name and price, are on What is your Manor home competing against?. Owners with acreage or a home above $420,000 should start with Selling acreage or a higher-priced Manor home?, and what to fix before a buyer compares your house is on How much should you spend fixing up your Manor home before selling?. The city’s story is on What the Manor housing market looks like for sellers, and how builders and resale prices affect each other is on Is new construction hurting Manor resale values?
Is your house closer to the resale sales or the builder’s price?
That depends on your house, and the walkthrough is where I settle it. Resales here are usually larger than new builds at the same price, so a buyer gets more space for the money. Size-adjusted, resales still sold for less per foot in most price ranges over the last twelve months, so size alone does not close the gap. Run your address and the report shows what a buyer would tour beside you.
Condition decides the rest, and what is worth fixing is on How much should you spend fixing up your Manor home before selling?
Where does your Manor home fit?
Pick the price range you think your home would sell in. You’ll see what sold there and what you’d be competing against.
Pick a range to see what sold there.
Fixed $50,000 price ranges from the MLS. Only ranges with 10 or more sales in the 90 days ending October 1, 2026 are shown. Homes for sale are counted by original asking price as of October 2, 2026. Source: Unlock MLS, pulled October 2, 2026.
Your situation
A number for your house comes from walking it and from the homes a buyer would see beside it, not from a ZIP code table.
The report below is the first step. It shows those homes and how fast homes like yours have been going under contract.
Before You Put Your Home on the Market, See the Homes You’ll Have to Beat
If you want to know what your home would bring next to a new build, start by seeing the homes a buyer would compare it with. Request my complimentary Home Competitor Analysis for your address. You get:
- The homes currently competing for buyers in your area
- What they’re asking
- How long they’ve been sitting on the market
- Which homes have already reduced their price
- How your home may compare
Your report arrives instantly as a PDF, and someone from my team will call you within 24 hours to walk through it.
No obligation. The report shows the homes competing with yours. It does not include a price opinion or a valuation, and nothing here promises a price, a timeline, or an outcome. 124 homes sold by Watters International Realty in 78653 (Unlock MLS, all time).About Watters International Realty in Manor
Watters International Realty is a Texas real estate brokerage, and I am its broker of record. 124 homes sold by Watters International Realty in 78653 (Unlock MLS, all time).
Questions Manor sellers ask about what your home is worth
What is my Manor home actually worth next to a brand-new house a mile away?
A buyer pays less per square foot for a resale than for a new build in this ZIP code: a median $155 against $180 over the last ninety days. Your own number depends on your size and condition, and on the homes buyers would tour beside yours. I can show it at a walkthrough.
See the homes you’d be competing against
The report shows the competing listings near you, new and resale, and how fast homes like yours have been selling.
Your report arrives instantly as a PDF, and someone from my team will call you within 24 hours to walk through it.
No obligation. The report shows the homes competing with yours. It does not include a price opinion or a valuation, and nothing here promises a price, a timeline, or an outcome.More for Manor sellers
- What is your Manor home competing against?
- Is Manor a buyer’s market or a seller’s market?
- Selling acreage or a higher-priced Manor home?
- How much should you spend fixing up your Manor home before selling?
- Is new construction hurting Manor resale values?
- What the Manor housing market looks like for sellers
- The Austin seller hub
